Free enthalpy
(called Gibbs function and denoted G )

State function of the enthalpy H of a system, defined by equation

G = H - T S

where S is the entropy of the system and T is the temperature on the Kelvin scale.

 

Free enthalpy
of a reaction

The variation of free enthalpy of a system due to a chemical reaction.

It is measured by the difference between the free enthalpy of the products of the reaction and the free enthalpy of the reagents necessary to their production.

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